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VersionFM22 22.0.0
Light
Bird44
Squad number in club colours

Eric Bird

Player
98Current ability
98Potential ability
£337,711Value (calc)
2,100Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Eric
Last name
Bird
Common name
—
Date of birth
8 Apr 1993 age 28 at game start
Place of birth
Virginia Beach (VA)
Nationality
United States
Height
181 cm
Weight
78 kg
Preferred foot
Right
Languages
English, Spanish (4/10)

Contract

Club
FC Tulsa
Job
Player
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
26 Dec 2019
Contract starts
5 Jan 2021
Contract expires
30 Nov 2022
Weekly wage
£828
Squad numbers
#44 FC Tulsa
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
M (C)
Best position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre) · 65
Best role (calc)
Box-to-Box Midfielder (Support) · 98
Best role at potential (calc)
Box-to-Box Midfielder (Support) · 98
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
98
Current reputation
4,900
Home reputation
4,900
World reputation
2,100
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
£506,566
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Below Average
Peak age
34
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
31
Longevity (1–4)
2

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners10
  • Crossing9
  • Dribbling12
  • Finishing9
  • First touch11
  • Free kicks8
  • Heading8
  • Long shots10
  • Long throws6
  • Marking10
  • Passing13
  • Penalty taking9
  • Tackling10
  • Technique10

Mental

  • Aggression8
  • Anticipation10
  • Bravery12
  • Composure11
  • Concentration10
  • Decisions10
  • Determination10
  • Flair7
  • Leadership8
  • Off the ball10
  • Positioning10
  • Teamwork13
  • Vision10
  • Work rate12

Physical

  • Acceleration11
  • Agility12
  • Balance11
  • Jumping reach10
  • Natural fitness8
  • Pace11
  • Stamina13
  • Strength12

Goalkeeping

  • Aerial reach—
  • Command of area—
  • Communication—
  • Eccentricity—
  • Handling—
  • Kicking5
  • One on ones—
  • Punching (tendency)—
  • Reflexes—
  • Rushing out (tendency)—
  • Throwing—

Hidden

  • Consistency9
  • Dirtiness5
  • Important matches7
  • Injury proneness5
  • Versatility9
  • Left foot12
  • Right foot20

Personality

  • Adaptability10
  • Ambition9
  • Controversy8
  • Loyalty8
  • Pressure8
  • Professionalism10
  • Sportsmanship10
  • Temperament12
Personality (calc)
Balanced
Media handling (calc)
Media-friendly

A dash is an attribute this database does not store for this player; the game generates those at the start of a new game.

Key attributes in context

Key attributes against players with the same best position Key attributes against players with the same best position: 12 of 12 values recorded, plotted on a 0 to 100 scale. Key attributes against players with the same best position: 12 of 12 values recorded, plotted on a 0 to 100 scale.
12 of 12 recorded

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 55,553 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK1
  • D (L)—
  • D (C)—
  • D (R)—
  • DM13
  • M (L)—
  • M (C)20
  • M (R)—
  • AM (L)—
  • AM (C)10
  • AM (R)—
  • ST (C)—
  • WB (L)—
  • WB (R)—
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Defender (Left)5353
Defender (Centre)4747
Defender (Right)5353
Wing-Back (Left)5151
Wing-Back (Right)5151
Defensive Midfielder6262
Midfielder (Left)5353
Midfielder (Centre)6565
Midfielder (Right)5353
Attacking Midfielder (Left)5353
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)5858
Attacking Midfielder (Right)5353
Striker5252

Calculated by fm-reader from the stored attributes (0–100, Genie Scout style). Blank where the database stores too few attributes to rate.

Best roles

RolePositionRatingPotentialStars
Box-to-Box Midfielder SupportM (C)9898
Carrilero SupportM (C)9696
Central Midfielder SupportM (C)9696
Deep-Lying Playmaker DefendM (C)9595
Ball-Winning Midfielder SupportM (C)9595
Ball-Winning Midfielder DefendM (C)9595
Mezzala SupportM (C)9595
Deep-Lying Playmaker SupportM (C)9595
Central Midfielder AttackM (C)9595
Mezzala AttackM (C)9494
Advanced Playmaker AttackM (C)9494
Advanced Playmaker SupportM (C)9494

Calculated by fm-reader on the current-ability scale (1–200); stars as FM shows role suitability.

Playing career

13
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2020 FC Tulsa United States Soccer Leagues Championship 142 Unknown fee
2019 Rio Grande Valley Toros Loan USSL Championship Western Conference 172 Unknown fee
2019 Houston Dynamo FC Major League Soccer 00 £0
2018 Rio Grande Valley Toros Loan USSL Championship Western Conference 41 Unknown fee
2018 Houston Dynamo FC Major League Soccer 60 Unknown fee
2017 Rio Grande Valley Toros USSL Championship Western Conference 264 £0
2016 Rio Grande Valley Toros USSL Championship Western Conference 237 Unknown fee
2015 Harrisburg City Islanders Loan USSL Championship Eastern Conference 30 Unknown fee
2015 Philadelphia Union Major League Soccer 00 SuperDraft
2014 — — —— Unknown fee
2013 — — —— Unknown fee
2012 — — —— Unknown fee
2011 — — —— Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows, 4 with unknown appearances left out)9316

Honours

Runner-UpUS Cup1×2015

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
United States000 / 0

Career highlights

1
2015Runner-UpPhiladelphia UnionUS Cup

Favourite clubs

Liverpool Supporter60

Homegrown status

United States3 Years Before 21

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Ben FoxGrimsby TownD (R), DM, M (C)23931091.39
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Sergi MasquéF.C. AscóM (C), AM (R)3585901.49
Matteo MandorliniSeregno CalcioM (C)32941151.51
Ed UpsonNewport CountyDM, M (C)31971251.51
Imran Oulad OmarLokomotivi TbilisiM (LC)23951081.55

The site’s own comparison: players with the same calculated best position and current ability within ±15 (at most 300 candidates, so not a whole-database search), ranked by the mean difference over the attributes both players have stored.

Across versions

VersionClubAgeCAPAValue calc
FM24 24.3.0—309898£0
FM23 23.4.0FC Tulsa299898£512,373
FM23 23.3.0FC Tulsa299898£512,373
FM23 23.0.0FC Tulsa299898£173,069
FM22 22.4.0FC Tulsa289898£337,711
FM22 22.3.0FC Tulsa289898£337,711
FM22 22.1.0FC Tulsa289898£337,711
FM22 22.0.1FC Tulsa289898£337,711
FM22 22.0.0FC Tulsa289898£337,711
FM21 21.4.0FC Tulsa279898£457,626
FM21 21.3.0FC Tulsa279898£457,626
FM21 21.1.1FC Tulsa279898£457,626
FM21 21.0.1FC Tulsa279898£457,626
FM21 21.0.0FC Tulsa279898£457,626
FM20 20.4.0Tulsa Roughnecks268591£248,820
FM20 20.3.0Tulsa Roughnecks268591£248,820
FM20 20.1.0Houston Dynamo268591£134,916
FM20 20.0.1Houston Dynamo268591£133,381
FM20 20.0.0Houston Dynamo268591£133,381
FM19 19.3.0Houston Dynamo257991£10,574
FM19 19.1.0Houston Dynamo257991£4,301
FM19 19.0.1Houston Dynamo257991£4,301
FM19 19.0.0Houston Dynamo257991£4,301
FM18 18.3.0Houston Dynamo247991£10,473
FM18 18.1.0Rio Grande Valley Toros247991£2,130
FM18 18.0.0Rio Grande Valley Toros247991£2,130
FM17 17.3.0Rio Grande Valley Toros237896£5,106
FM17 17.0.0Rio Grande Valley Toros2378(-6)£8,386
FM16 16.3.0Philadelphia Union2276(-55)£117,439
FM16 16.0.1Philadelphia Union2276(-6)£117,439
FM16 16.0.0Philadelphia Union2276(-6)£117,439
FM15 15.3.0Philadelphia Union2176(-6)£106,761

The same FM id in each loaded database build. Values are each build's own; potential is shown as stored, value is calculated per build.